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'Improving Independent Learning'

'Even for the pupils who appear most helpless, a sustained approach to teaching strategies to develop independence is workable.'

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I am excited to see 'Why Learning Fails (And What To Do About It)' is now topping the 'Hot New Release' charts on Amazon!

You can pre-order ready for next week here:
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Read out latest blog, 'How to develop disciplinary literacy in maths.'
Elizabeth Bridgett, Trust Lead for Maths, shares our approach to this at Tudor Grange Academy Trust.
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*** Why 'disrupting education' doesn't work ***

'Shiny, new approaches that break beyond typical classroom structures & routines are often disruptive in real terms – at least at first – so teachers naturally resist this risk to hard-earned routines.'

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I am excited to see 'Why Learning Fails (And What To Do About It)' is now topping the 'Hot New Release' charts on Amazon!

You can pre-order ready for next week here:
amazon.co.uk/gp/new-release…

Your bank holiday #EduWeeklyRoundUp is here. #BOTW goes to fellow RS director Phil Stock and also in are: Bradford Research School Blake Harvard Greenshaw Research Blackpool Research School Alex Quigley Peps Jo Castelino (drjcastelino on threads) Tom Sherrington InnerDrive
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*** The Early Vocabulary Advantage ***

'We know the quantity & quality of early language experiences have a profound impact on how children develop, how they access learning when they reach school, & how they go onto read & succeed...'

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*** Should we worry about handwriting? ***

'The ‘Writer Effect’ reveals that unless handwriting is fluent and automatic, it interferes with the act of skilled writing.'

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“The analogy of the disciplinary literacy tree illustrates the relationship between general and subject specific literacy skills.”

EEF's Chloe Butlin introduces a resource to help teachers to develop disciplinary literacy skills in secondary schools.

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'New research from Kathy Rastle & colleagues captures the nature of the special words children read, & why these are different to the language of other media.' Alex Quigley in Tes: tes.com/magazine/teach…

*** Getting Reading Fluency Right ***

'Reading fluency is no quick fix to cure all reading development issues, but it is a manageable way to enhance pupils’ reading and enhance the comprehension of the texts we choose to read in the curriculum.'

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*** 7 Helpful Vocabulary Websites ***

Have you heard of Rewordify or 'Describing Words'? Here are 7 handy websites to support vocabulary learning:

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***NEW OPPORTUNITY***

If you are a SENDCO looking for a new opportunity a role is available at Longdendale High School for September 😊

Mel Wicks Stamford Park Trust CEO

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New for this summer with Alex Quigley
For full details visit teachology-education.co.uk/revolutionise/

*** 5 Reasons Why Students Fail With Revision ***

“Despite our best efforts, we must recognise the limits of our students’ memory, their natural inclinations, and very human limitations.”

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*** Feedback: Improve the learner, not the work ***

“The idea is that, after feedback, students will be able to do better at some point in the future on tasks they have not yet attempted.” 
Dylan Wiliam

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Great opportunity

As part of a co-funded project with EEF we want to know more about school behaviour policies and their impact on pupil attendance and exclusions. Help us understand more by completing this survey on your school’s behaviour policy. buff.ly/3UDQ2H2

*** Supporting Exam Preparation: The Final Mile ***

'When it comes to GCSE/A level mock exams, or SATs, where possible, we need to follow Dylan Wiliam’s dictum and “improve the learner, not the work”.'

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